Welcome to Church of the Ascension

1133 N. LaSalle Blvd. at Elm St.  Parish Office: (312) 664-1271

For your calendar:
Please plan to attend the Pontifical Solemn High Mass on our Patronal Feast
of St. Michael and All Angels, Tuesday, September 29, at 6:30 p.m.
The Rt. Rev. Jeffrey Lee, Bishop of Chicago, celebrant and preacher

The Fifth Sunday After Pentecost   July 5, 2009

7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer ♦ 8:00 a.m. Low Mass ♦ 9:00 a.m. Sung Mass ♦ 10:30 a.m. Confessions
11:00 a.m. Solemn High Mass - Mass Setting: Missa Marialis
Organ Works:
   James Hewitt (1770-1827) - Three Marches; Dudley Buck (1839-1909) - Fugue on "Hail Columbia"
Motet: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) - Ecce nunc benedicite Dominum
Motet: Franz Schubert (1797-1828) - Ave Maria
Hymn 658: As longs the deer for cooling streams (Martyrdom)
Hymn 550: Jesus calls us; o'er the tumult (Restoration)
Hymn 702: Lord, thou hast searched me (Tender Thought)
Hymn 718: God of our fathers, whose almighty hand (National Hymn)
4:00 p.m. Evening Prayer

Holy Week and Easter 2009: A Gallery
Commissioned by David White, to the glory of God, and in loving memory of Joseph R. DuciBella (April 17, 1945—June 29, 2007), on the second anniversary of his death

News

OUR STATUE OF OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM was stolen from the narthex, along with the votive lamp that hung nearby. This statue was offered to the parish by Steve Dionne in memory of Donald Rubino; a permanent replacement is being sought.

LAY READER FOR MORNING OR EVENING PRAYER: Opportunities exist for members of the parish who would like to assume a ministry in reading one of the daily offices on a regular basis and serving at the Mass that follows. Instruction will be provided. Please speak with Father Fertig if you have an interest, or call the church office: 312-664-1271.

EXPANDING OUR WEB SITE: Thanks to a generous donation from a parishioner, our Web site's photo galleries will soon be greatly expanded and enhanced. We would also like to implement a streaming-audio capability that would make sound clips available for on-demand listening: musical items, guest speakers, and the like. A streaming video capability is also possible. If you would like to help with the costs of enriching the content of our Web site, please contact the Webmaster for information or make contributions payable to Church of the Ascension and clearly indicate that your contribution is for the Web site expansion; please send your contribution to the church, attention Treasurer. Also include any dedication (In memory of...; In honor of...; In thanksgiving for...) that you would like to make. All contributions will be acknowledged on the site. Thank you for helping present our parish via the Internet!